Jhonathan J. Robinson v. Robert R. Amos

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Appellant challenges the district court's dismissal of his complaint with prejudice under Minn. R. Civ. P. 12.02(e) for failing to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Retired judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, serving by appointment pursuant to Minn. Const. art. VI, § 10. Appellant's handwritten complaint alleges that respondents misrepresented the parties' work relationship by stating in an \employment contract\ that appellant was a \contractor\ who worked for an \employer\ and then later asserting that appellant was an \independent contractor.\ We conclude that the allegations in the complaint are sufficient to state claims for misrepresentation of employment relationship, fraudulent misrepresentation, and whistleblower retaliation. But we also conclude that the complaint fails to state claims for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Thus, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.